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Getting a few extra dollars in your pocket doesn’t have to involve major, life-changing decisions.

Nine ways you can be richer by this time next year

As another year rolls around, it’s a good time to consider how small changes can make a big impact on your wealth this time next year.

  • Nina Hendy

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Former NSW Treasury secretary Percy Allan in 2011.

We owe more than we realise to our best econocrats

Public servants such as former NSW Treasury secretary Percy Allan, who died last month, play a vital role in advancing voters’ interests behind the scenes.

  • Ross Gittins
After years of living beyond my means, my life is now dictated by a series of numbers in an Excel spreadsheet.

How I learnt to love budgeting without hating myself

Why spend $10 on public transport when I can walk home in just over two hours? Who needs Uber Eats when there is a single sweet potato for us to share?

  • Thomas Mitchell
Index image for Josh Gordon/Craig Butt income inequality analysis article.

Is Melbourne as egalitarian as we think? How your suburb compares

Melbourne’s egalitarian suburban roots are being undermined by rising income inequality and soaring house prices. How does your suburb compare?

  • Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
The middle class, once synonymous with stability and prosperity, is grappling with the stark reality of a shrinking existence.

Is this the end of Australia’s middle class?

Australia, once hailed as the land of opportunity, is witnessing an uncomfortable societal shift. Is that such a bad thing?

  • Victoria Devine
Former Treasurer Joe Hockey speaking at the Institute for Economic Affairs in London, Monday, October 23, 2023.

Joe Hockey says entitled politicians are a cancer on the community

The former treasurer returned to the London think tank where he gave his infamous End of the Age of Entitlement speech, to declare that the problem had worsened a decade on.

  • Latika Bourke
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Everyone dreams of a surprise lottery win, but without careful planning you could end up losing it all.

Lotto win or surprise inheritance? What to do if you get a sudden windfall

Everyone dreams of waking up with a million unexpectedly in your bank account, but without careful planning you could end up losing it all.

  • Grace Bacon
Education Minister Tony Buti said this was a chance to have a fresh look at the way universities were performing.

‘Smart arse’: Budget scrutiny opens with heated exchange on education funding

Education Minister Tony Buti has retracted comments calling Nationals MLA Mia Davies a “smart arse” following discussions surrounding funding for a regional college.

  • Holly Thompson
Laurie Oakes famously reported for Ten Eyewitness News on the budget leak before it was announced, embarrassing the 1980 Treasurer John Howard.
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1980: Laurie leaks the budget two days before the announcement

Laurie Oakes famously reported for Ten Eyewitness News on the budget leak before it was announced, embarrassing the 1980 Treasurer John Howard.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese before selling their first budget in October 2022.

Chalmers’ budget challenge is to balance politics with the cost-of-living reality

The economic backdrop to the May 9 budget is grim, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers has some wriggle room. Can he afford to be generous with cost-of-living relief?

  • Michelle Grattan

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